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Uni-Select shows organic growth as LKQ closing approaches

Uni-Select shows organic growth as LKQ closing approaches

Uni-Select reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, with growth coming largely from price increases. “Uni-Select reported solid first-quarter results with all three business units achieving organic growth, mainly attributable to price...

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THE BEST ADVICE I WAS GIVEN IS. . . .

THE BEST ADVICE I WAS GIVEN IS. . . .

We asked some aftermarket professionals who have experience on the delivery front for their best advice. Their answers are further proof that the delivery driver is one of the most important representatives of the business they deliver for. Kathryn Jones Kathryn...

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Carquest, Worldpac showcase Ontario DC, talk growth

Carquest, Worldpac showcase Ontario DC, talk growth

While the new Carquest Canada/Worldpac Distribution Centre has been ramping up operations for some months, a recent open house event allowed the organization to showcase the operation and officially celebrate its arrival on the Canadian aftermarket scene. The 580,000...

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Jobber Nation features incoming AIA Canada chair Shannon Spano

Jobber Nation features incoming AIA Canada chair Shannon Spano

Incoming AIA Canada Chair Shannon Spano is featured on the cover of the first Jobber Nation print edition of 2023. In "Evolving in an Evolving Aftermarket" Spano, Vice President of Sales for Wakefield Canada Inc., provider of Castrol products in Canada, discusses the...

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Fountain Tire exec. chair Brent Hesje to be honoured

Fountain Tire exec. chair Brent Hesje to be honoured

Fountain Tire Ltd. Executive Chair Brent Hesje will be inducted to the Northern Alberta Business Hall of Fame this fall, in recognition of his lifetime achievements in business and community leadership. He was recently named a 2023 inductee by Junior Achievement (JA)...

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Building auto parts store efficiency and effectiveness

Building auto parts store efficiency and effectiveness

For an auto parts jobber store or distribution facility, inefficiency is a real killer. Getting customers into your store, helping them move in the direction you want them to go, and being able to serve them effectively can make all the difference. Transforming your...

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Lordco Annual Trade Show makes a crowded return

Lordco Annual Trade Show makes a crowded return

The annual Lordco Auto Parts Trade Show barged into the Pacific National Exhibition grounds in Vancouver, B.C. Monday April 3, marking the 33rd edition of what has become a cornerstone event of Canada's automotive aftermarket. Attendees lined up ahead of the doors...

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